The National D-Day Memorial will mark the 74th anniversary of Operation Overlord with a ceremony on Wednesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. This year’s commemoration features Pat Waters, the grandson of General George S. Patton and Desmond Doss Jr. Following the address, Normandy veteran Ash Rothlein will preside over the annual remembrance at the Memorial’s...
Virginia Dickens, is a photographer, artist, and graphic designer. She creates her art by combining her photographs, paintings and sketches in Photoshop. The mixed media piece is then built up layer-by-layer, adding pieces of her photographs as she goes. Printing her creations on canvas, metal and watercolor paper in her studio, she assembles the frames...
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But for an artist it is so much more. Artists copy or borrow from other artists to learn and grow more than to flatter. When local artist Carol Burnett encountered the work of Lynchburg artist Queena Stovall over twenty years ago, she knew that she not only encountered...
A weekend of Mountain Biking FUN and racing for the WHOLE FAMILY on June 8,9 &10 2018 at Falling Creek Park in beautiful Bedford Va.! Friday Dirt Crit 7pm Saturday Fat 5 Hour 830am Sunday Fat Tire Frenzy 930am On site registration opens 1.5 hours before race. ALL SKILL LEVELS AND ALL AGES WILL HAVE...
Virginia Grown Produce, meats, honey, flowers along with breads for locals to enjoy. The market is open the last week in April until the last week in Oct. Please come and enjoy the local food from our area.
Join us on Saturday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. as the Bower Center cohosts with the Spectrum Arts Society “Echoes of Appalachia, Bluegrass and Folk Songs.” This concert will be presented with a special combination of solos and small ensemble singing. Going back to our roots! Echoes of Appalachia will have you stomping your feet...
Shakespearean theater returns to Mr. Jefferson’s south lawn with Poplar Forest’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare’s extravagant romantic comedy. Bring your friends and family—and a picnic dinner and a blanket or chairs—and experience the magic of Shakespeare’s verse performed under a starry night sky. Adult refreshments will be available for purchase each night from...
On Sunday, June 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, Goose Creek Studio will host a pop-up exhibit and gallery talk by installation artist Veronica Jackson. Jackson is new to the region, but her family has long and deep roots in Bedford County. After a career in architecture and museum exhibit design in Washington DC, Jackson decided to reinvent...
The Electric Company Art Gallery will hold its 5th Annual Exhibition of Itsy Bitsy Artwork from June 1st – June 30th. This is an exhibition of small works (image size 6”x6” or smaller). The Gallery is open Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Gallery is proud to share the talented works for the month...
Destination Bedford offers big, bold and unforgettable experiences. You’ll see stunning beauty in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hear stories of bravery that will take your breath away at the National D-Day Memorial.
